Dough-dividing machine



June 10, 1930. J. E. POINTON E AL.

DOUGH DIVIDING MA JHINE Filed Dec. 5, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 LAURENCE ssrMoun JOB/N EDWARD PO/N7' ON arrow/1? June 10, 1930. J. E. POINTON ET AL 1,763,322

DOUGH DIVIDING MACHINE Filed Dec. 5 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 JOHZ/yf mum om 701v J. E. POINTON ET AL 1,763,322

DOUGH DIVIDING MACHINE 7 Filed Dec. 5,1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 June, 16, 1930.

mw M j JOHN EnwABnjroINiroiv Ann LAURENCE SEYMOUR, BARBER, Ion P ETEItBoRouen,

This invention relates to dough-dividing nachines for ibreadinaking "and like purwhichthedough is fed,a box which receives dough from the hopper under the action of i a roller,a measuring chamber in communication withthe box, and a ramwhereby dough is pressed fromiithe box into chamberfl Machines of this kind, which are 10 well known give satisfactory service under the condition which they are intended to meet. The need has, however, arisen under modern bakery conditions for an increased i i output per machine, and agreater uniformn i ity as regards the weight of the divided dough portions, invention is to provide an improved inac hine whereby these new conditions can be successfully met. i a i important a if not the main; factor which occasions difiiculty in the sub-dividing of amass of dough into portions of equal Weight, is the occluded gas. So far thetexture of the finished loaf is con- 5 cerneclthis gas is desirable, The gasis disi the dough in cells of varying size. To enable accurate sub-division to be effected, it is necessary to reducethe size of these cells 1 formflistrib'uti'on asgpossihle, and this must be done without felling or "fkilling the dou h. a W i a V e present invention comprises theempl'oyment of "means whereby the measuring chamber is filled vby displacing a great-er thechamber, the excess vbeing returned to the main bulk of dough and without severanceftherefrom. f a

i j i particular the invention 1 comprises the employment of hopper andltop box which are in constant"co1n1nunication;and a ram which displaces at each operation avolume a i of dough greater than. that required to fill the measuring "chamber, the excess being caused to return "to or in the "direction of er being separated $1 in the dough edmg poses, of the type comprising a hopper into the measuring diagrammatically The object of the present tributed more or "less unevenly throughout as much as possible; and also obtain as ma,

quantity of dough than that required" to fill the hopper, onlythe dough'inthe measuring ib noueir mvrnme (MACHINE Application filed. December 5, ezaserial No. 323,967Qandin Great 31 mm A ust 24, 1928,

By our invention the dough issubjected to an action whereby the gas cells become PATENT ENGLAND; Assrenons T0 BAKER rnnxrns COMPANY moonroimrrn'n, OF NEW greatly attenuated and more evenly distrib-i uted, and undesirable expulsion of gas avoided. Consequently accurate subdivision can be attainedwithout impairing the planatory drawings Figure 1 1s a part'sectionalside elevation and Figure 2 is an endelevatiou showing a machine constructed in accordance withthis invention.

Figure 3 is a sectional side elevation and Figure 4; a sectional endelevationshojwing diagrammatically means for "driving the measuring chamber and the feed roller.

effecting reciprocation of the rotary measurlng chamber In carrying the nventiolrinto effect as piston in the shown, a hopper a for receiving a mass of dough is provided with a feeding roller 7) and is situated over "a box a in one end of which is arranged a reciprocating d. The feeding roller may be provided with circumferential, knives 6 which cut the dough and facilitate the feeding action, At

the opposite end of the box is .arranged a discharge the I In each cycle of operations dough isjfed of that requiredto fill the measuring c'har'nber, and theextent of movement of the-ram is such as not to severthe dough from th'at mew/mg man-aha eis boa mapper;

arm

h for cjecting the dough portion. The in ner position of the piston k may be adjust ed by a screwed stem situated on the axis of rotation of the part f. Theouter limit of motionofthe piston his fixed by an axial stop 16 which can be withdrawn to "permit removal of the piston, V j The invention is not limited to the exam- Y ple above described, as the mechanical de- 10 tails may be varied to meet different re- ,quirements. i j

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;- V m 1. In a dough measuring machine the, combination of a dough hopper, a variable speed feeding roller therein, a rotary cylin dric member seated in a part-cylindricshaped apertured seat formed in a sidewall 2 of the hopper, said member mounted for continuous rotation at variable speeds, and formed with a measuring chamber having a reciprocatory piston therein, power means actuating said cylindric member and piston, a cutting memberlocated at the upper edge of the aperture in said cylindric seat and projecting inwardly and upwardly to the feeding roller, a ram having its working face inclined upwardly and rearwardly, power means actuating the ram toward and from the measuring chamber, an adjustable i stop means terminating the forward movement of the ram at selective predetermined distances from said cutting member, so as towpresent at all times a return passageway for dough upwardly into the hopper from y j the spaces between the working face of the ram and the rotary cylindric member. l 2. In a dough-measuring machine the combination of a dough hopper, a rotary cylindric member seated in a part-cylindricshaped apertured seat formed in a side wall of the hopper, said member mounted: for rotation at variable speeds, and formed with a measuring chamber having a reciprocatory piston therein, power means actuating said cylindric member and piston, a 1 cutting member located at the upper edge of the aperture in said cylindric seat and projecting inwardly and upwardly, a ram, powermeans actuating the ramtoward and i from the measuring chamber, comprising a pair of cams, a lever co-operating with both actuated lever and a connecting rod attached 1 to both the floating lever andthe ram.

3. Adough, dividing machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the floating lever cari ries a pair of relatively adjustablegabutments for engagement with thecam-actuated lever. j 1

LIn a dough-measuring machine, the combination of I s eed feeding roller therein, a rotary cylinric member seated in a part cylindric ,per edge of the shaped apertured seat formed in a side and formed with a measuring chamber having a reciprocatory piston therein, power means actuating said cylindric member, and piston actuating means including a stationary cam, a lever pivoted on the cylindric member and having an end operatively engaging said cam, a roller on the piston engaged by the other end of said lever, an adjustable threaded stop mounted in the axis of rotation of the cylindric member for engagement with said lever to limitthe retractive movement of the piston, and a spring-pressed axial stop normally engaging the piston'to limit its ejection movement, a cutting member located at the upaperture in said cylindric seat and projecting inwardly and upwardly to the feeding roller, a ram, power means actuating the ram toward and from the measuring chamber, an adjustable stop means terminating the forward movement of the ram at selective predetermined distances from said cutting member.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

JOHN EDWARD POINTON. LAURENCE SEYMOUR BARBER.

cams, a floating lever pivoted on the cama dough hopper, a variable ice 

